Chicago actress-singer Kathy Taylor, lately in the touring company of Martin Guerre, is giving exposure to Chicago songwriters with "Kat Taylor: Music of Chicago Composers," a new self-titled CD of cabaret and musical theatre tunes.

Cover art for "Kat" Taylor's new CD.

Chicago actress-singer Kathy Taylor, lately in the touring company of Martin Guerre, is giving exposure to Chicago songwriters with "Kat Taylor: Music of Chicago Composers," a new self-titled CD of cabaret and musical theatre tunes. The disc is an extension of a 1998 concert called "Open Door," presented at Chicago's Mercury Theatre in celebration of Taylor's 25 years in show business. Taylor has appeared in regional theatres and in national tours of Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera. In Martin Guerre, expected for Broadway in 2000, she plays Madame DeRols, mother of romantic heroine Bertrande.